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Sustainable Cities. Why Cities?. 75% global CO2 emissions attributable to cities. Why Cities?. Toronto: Whitby. Sprawling distant suburb. H. 13.0 tCO2e per capita. VandeWeghe , Jared R and Christopher Kennedy , Journal of Industrial Economy , 11: 2, 2007. Toronto: Etobicoke.
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75% • global CO2 emissions • attributable to cities
Toronto: Whitby • Sprawling distant suburb • H 13.0tCO2e per capita VandeWeghe, Jared R and Christopher Kennedy , Journal of Industrial Economy, 11: 2, 2007
Toronto: Etobicoke • Single-family homes near downtown 6.6tCO2e per capita VandeWeghe, Jared R and Christopher Kennedy , Journal of Industrial Economy, 11: 2, 2007
Toronto: East York • Dense inner-city neighbor-hood • H 1.3tCO2e per capita VandeWeghe, Jared R and Christopher Kennedy , Journal of Industrial Economy, 11: 2, 2007
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